How long does it take to read Calvin and Hobbes?
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson takes about 2 hours 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 20 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1987. 127 pages, about 34,925 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 53 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A collection of comic strips following the adventures of Calvin and his stuffed tiger Hobbes.
Subjects: Hobbes (Fictitious character), Comic books, strips, Pictorial American wit and humor
